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1 Penning - Olav Haraldsson / Imitating Cnut, 1016-1035
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1016-1030 |
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| Value | 1 Penning |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Norway had no indigenous coinage tradition before Olav Haraldsson established his mint, and the coins he produced were direct imitations of English penny types — specifically those of Cnut, who ruled England simultaneously and whose monetary system carried the prestige Olav needed domestically. The political dimension is pointed: Olav was imitating the coinage of a king who would eventually drive him into exile in 1028 and seize Norway itself.
Die-cutting was almost certainly done by English moneyers working abroad or Norwegians trained under them. Fabric and silver content vary considerably across the type.